Michelle McKinnon Miller
Associate Professor of Economics | Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Biography
Michelle Miller is an Associate Professor of Economics at Loyola Marymount University. Her primary research focuses on the field of law and economics with a particular emphasis on consumer bankruptcy. Using quantitative methods, her research examines how households deal with financial distress and how policy choices can impact those outcomes. She is the recipient of numerous research grants, including funding from the National Science Foundation. Her research also includes labor economics and health economics.
Education (2)
Boston University: Ph.D., Economics 2009
Dissertation Title: "Three Essays on the Economics of Personal Bankruptcy"
University of California, San Diego: B.A., Mathematics and Economics 2002
Areas of Expertise (4)
Law and Economics
Labor Economics
Health Economics
Economic History
Accomplishments (7)
Economics Teacher of the Year (professional)
Awarded by Loyola Marymount University 2023
James Soltow Award for Best Paper (professional)
Essays in Economic & Business History 2020
Economics Teacher of the Year (professional)
Awarded by Loyola Marymount University 2017
Most Vested Professor (professional)
Awarded by the Dean's Advisory Committee of Rutgers University 2012
Best Teaching Style Award (professional)
Awarded by the Dean's Advisory Committee of Rutgers University 2012
Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (professional)
Awarded by Rutgers University 2011
Best Teacher Award (professional)
Awarded by the Dean's Advisory Committee of Rutgers University 2011
Links (3)
Event Appearances (16)
Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Charlottesville, N.C. November 2022
American Law and Economics Association Annual Meetings
Chicago, IL October 2021
Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting
Houston, TX November 2021
Omicron Epsilon Delta Honors Society
University of Redlands March 2019
BCLA Faculty Research Symposium
Loyola Marymount University November 2018
Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
University of Michigan Law School November 2018
American Law and Economics Association Annual Meetings
Boston University May 2018
Department of Economics Seminar Series
Loyola Marymount University November 2017
American Law and Economics Association Annual Meetings
Harvard Law School May 2016
Department of Economics Seminar Series
Loyola Marymount University October 2014
American Economic Association Annual Meetings
San Diego, CA January 2014
Georgetown Law School
Washington D.C. November 2013
American Law and Economics Association Annual Meetings
Vanderbilt Law School May 2013
Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Stanford Law School November 2012
Empirical Microeconomics Seminar
Boston University October 2008
Economic History Seminar
Harvard University December 2006
Research Grants (7)
Collaborative Research: Opening New Views into Bankruptcy and Credit Markets Using Court Records
National Science Foundation
2014-2016. With Mary E. Hansen
The Role of Gender and Leadership Structure in Hiring Decisions
Loyola Marymount University, BCLA
2019-2020
What's the Hold Up? The Impact of Bankruptcy Trustees' Compensation on Asset Collection and Case Duration
Loyola Marymount University, BCLA
2018
Instruments of Consumer Finance Innovation, Regulation, and Bankruptcy
Loyola Marymount University, BCLA
2015-2016
Digital Preservation of Bankruptcy Court Records, 1898-2000
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
2011- 2012. With Mary E. Hansen
Emergency Preservation of Federal Bankruptcy Court Records
Institute for New Economic Thinking
2011-2012. With Mary E. Hansen
Creating a Data Set of Bankrupt Households
Rutgers
2012
Courses (3)
Economics 1050
Introductory Economics
Economics 4540
Labor Economics
Economics 4560
Law and Economics
Articles (11)
The Impact of Paid Sick Leave Laws on Consumer and Business Bankruptcies
Journal of Empirical Legal StudiesMiller, M.M.
2022. 19(4): 844-896
Banktruptcy Courts Ill-Prepared for Tsunami of People Going Broke from Coronavirus Shutdown
The ConversationSkiba, P.M., Jimenez, D., Miller, M.M., Foohey, P., Greene, S.S.
2020
Women's Access to Credit Increases Women in Bankruptcy: Evidence from Maryland Since 1940
Essays in Economic and Business HistoryHansen, Mary and Miller, Michelle M.
2020. 38: 1-37
Does Money Matter for Intergenerational Income Transmission
Southern Economic JournalMiller, Michelle M. and McIntyre, Frank
2020. 86(3):941-970
Who Files for Bankruptcy? The Heterogeneous Impact of State Laws on a Household's Bankruptcy Decision
American Law and Economics ReviewMiller, Michelle M.
2019. 21(2): 247-279
Provider Payment Methods and Incentives
International Encyclopedia of Public Health (2nd edition)Ellis, Randall P., Martins, Bruno, and Miller, Michelle M.
ed. H. Kris Heggenhougen and Stella Quah. 2016. 133-142, 2016
A New View of Women in Bankruptcy: Evidence from Maryland Since 1940
American Bankruptcy Institute JournalHansen, Mary, Miller, Michelle
November 2016: 34, 81-83
Social Networks and Personal Bankruptcy
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 2015Michelle M. Miller
12(2):289-310, June 2015
Chapter 7 or 13: Are Client or Lawyer Interests Paramount? (with Lars J. Lefgren and Frank McIntyre)
B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy (Advances)Lefgren, Lars, McIntyre, Frank L., and Miller, Michelle
10(1): 1935-1682, September 2010
Provider payment methods and incentives
International Encyclopedia of Public HealthEllis, Randall and Miller, Michelle
173-8, Dec 2008
Repeat Filers Under the BAPCPA: A Legal and Economic Analysis
Social Sciences Research NetworkMiller, Michelle M., and Miller, Lance
January 2008
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